Technical Details:
Published in 2010, "For Keeps" is the second book in the Aggie Series.
The Story:
Picking up right after the last book left off, we find Aggie still in the middle of a house renovation, and her hands more than full with her eight inherited children. With school only weeks away, Aggie is looking forward to having more time and less noise, though she knows that she'll miss the children. Then, disaster strikes. At least, that's what Aggie thinks. The twin little girls, Cari and Lorna, get chicken pox and all the other children are exposed. To make matters worse, Geraldine Stuart, the bitter, controlling grandmother, makes an appearance and has to be escorted away by the police on the same day. As the children and Aggie begin to catch the sickness one by one, the young aunt, encouraged by most of her friends, begins to consider her options. Instead of sending the children off to school, why not homeschool them? They would be home more, they would be together, and she would be able to oversee exactly what the children were learning. Besides all of that, they were already missing weeks of school and it would be easier to catch up on what they had missed at home. Always exaggerating her own lack of ability, Aggie isn't entirely confident that she can succeed, but her friends, especially Luke Sullivan, his mother Libby and Aggie's best friend Tina, are convinced that she can and spare no pains in telling her. With much prayer, Aggie pushes forward, but when she gets the chance to change everything, what will she do?
The Writing Style:
This book is just as well written as the last. I have a tendency to be afraid of sequels and series, but this book doesn't live up to that fear. The story remains believable, the content just as good as before and the narration flows very well. The hymns continue and Aggie's relationship with the Lord continues to mature.
The Characters:
The characters, begun in book one, continue to grow and expand in "For Keeps". They change, though not unbelievably, and the reader begins to see the many different sides to each character.
Aggie is still my favorite, along with Tavish. Luke and Tina are certainly next in line, as well as Libby Sullivan, so I suppose this book only reinforced my opinions of who I liked best.
Conclusion:
As I said before, this series is my favorite of Mrs. Havig's books. I would highly recommend this book!
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